SB 2527 Mississippi Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Solar decommissioning; create provisions concerning.

SB 2527 requires solar energy companies (grantees) to plan for and cover the costs of removing solar panels and restoring land after a solar facility agreement ends. It mandates that agreements with landowners include specific financial guarantees - starting at 5% of removal costs when operations begin, increasing to 50% after 10 years, and 100% after 15 years - to ensure land restoration. The bill applies to all solar facilities 5MW or larger (excluding smaller projects unless specified in agreements) and prohibits contracts that waive a company’s liability for removal or restoration. It also prevents local governments from imposing stricter removal requirements than those set by the bill.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Feb 11, 2026 Signed Mar 25, 2026
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What changed between versions

As Passed the upper Current version · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill moved from 'As Passed the Senate' to 'As Sent to Governor' with several amendments. The most significant change adds a new requirement that environmental samples be tested during decommissioning and results provided to the Public Service Commission. Additionally, the land restoration standard now allows parties to mutually agree in writing on an alternative end-use for the property, and several references to 'this part' were narrowed to 'this section.'
REQUIREMENT

New paragraph (8) requires that environmental samples be tested during decommissioning and the results of such testing shall be provided to the Public Service Commission.

The land restoration requirement now allows the grantor and grantee to mutually agree in writing on an alternative land use, rather than strictly requiring restoration to the same general land use that existed at the start of construction.

SCOPE

References to 'this part' were changed to 'this section' in three places (the 5 MW exclusion definition, the local government zoning limitation, and the void-waiver provision), narrowing the scope of what is being referenced from an entire part of the code to a single section.

TECHNICAL

Cross-reference in paragraph (5) was corrected from 'paragraph (c) of subsection (3)' to 'subsection (3)(c)' for proper citation format.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 10, 2026 · House Mar 10, 2026

How they voted

520
Passed
Total votes 52
Feb 10, 2026
D Democratic18
18 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican34
34 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 25, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
executive
Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Concurred in Amend From House
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed As Amended
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Committee
Referred To Energy;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Introduced
Transmitted To House
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
upper
Jan 19, 2026
Committee
Referred To Energy
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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